UC LEADS Scholars

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Chemistry & Biochemistry undergraduate students Sofia Ando (Shafaat group) and Isabel Rosales (Diaconescu group) have been accepted into the prestigious UC LEADS program. The University of California Leadership Excellence through […]

UC LEADS Scholars
June 5

Current undergraduate peer learning assistants (UAs) reflect on their experience in Chem 192 with Laurence Lavelle

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

The current undergraduate peer learning assistants (UAs) in the Chem 192 C/D classes self-reflect and describe their growth as students, peers, educators, and mentors in the undergraduate assistant teaching practicum […]

Current undergraduate peer learning assistants (UAs) reflect on their experience in Chem 192 with Laurence Lavelle
June 2

SMACS second Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Student-Faculty Mixer

2 years ago

  • Events
  • Faculty
  • Graduate
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

On the morning of March 15, 2024, UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty, graduate students, and eager undergraduates gathered in Boyer Hall 159 for a student-faculty mixer, hosted by UCLA’s Student […]

SMACS second Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Student-Faculty Mixer
May 29

Eight seniors win Dean’s Prize Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Research
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Chemistry & Biochemistry undergraduate researchers Katie Bogue (Quinlan group), Juliana Girdner (Li group), Amanda Nguyen (Schwartz group), Shivani Patel (Kruglya group), Srihari Prabu (Araujo group), Jordan Tatang (Radu group), Jeff […]

Eight seniors win Dean’s Prize Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research
May 29

Breakthrough study reveals edge sites on platinum nanostructures as key active sites for efficient hydrogen production

2 years ago

  • Faculty
  • Graduate
  • Recent Research
  • Research
  • Student

In a study just published in Nature Catalysis, a research collaboration between Professor Xiangfeng Duan’s group in the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Professor Yu Huang’s group in the […]

Breakthrough study reveals edge sites on platinum nanostructures as key active sites for efficient hydrogen production
May 27

AFRL Space Scholars Program

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Research
  • Student

Ph.D. student Victoria Rubio (Spokoyny lab) has been selected for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) 2024 Space Scholars Program to work on the synthesis and characterization of polymer films […]

AFRL Space Scholars Program
May 14

Genomic Analysis and Interpretation Training Program Fellowship

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Research
  • Student

Graduate student Lajoyce Mboning (Bouchard/Pellegrini groups) has been awarded a Genomic Analysis and Interpretation Program (GATP) Fellowship for 2024-25. Mboning is a third-year chemistry and biochemistry, theory and computation graduate […]

Genomic Analysis and Interpretation Training Program Fellowship
May 9

2024 Senior Foote Fellows

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Third-year organic chemistry graduate students Jordan Gonzalez (Garg lab), Daniel Seungwook Min (Doyle lab), Madeline Ruos (Doyle lab), and Georgia Scherer (Garg lab) have been named the 2024 Senior Foote […]

2024 Senior Foote Fellows
May 1